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Articles tagged with: Ota and Near Field Communication
Sicap Offers Device or SIM Based NFC Platform
.. implementation of over-the-air platforms around the World, today totalling over 50 networks. Today, we can proudly claim to be the only business enabler with dual in-house device and SIM expertise. In 2009 and 2010, many of our operator custom more
Related Tags: sim, nfc, gsm-association, apple, ict, edge, lte, ovi, gsm, sicap
Thai Bank Trials Mobile Payments with NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones
Finland based NFC vendor, Venyon and Kasikornbank, a bank in Thailand are cooperating to evaluate contactless mobile payments in Thailand for a potential service launch in future. As a first step, Kasikornbank recently announced its first Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment trial in Bangkok, Thailand. more
Related Tags: sim-card, nokia, sim, nfc, mobile-banking, Thailand
First SIMpass-enabled mobile phone launched in China
China Unicom has launched a mobile phone based payment service in the city of Chongqing which enables users to use their phone to pay for transport tickets and at various retailer for normal purchases. The 'Cqpass' is a multi-system mobile payment service first to use the SIMpass enabled custom-made mobile phone that was unveiled in Chongqing last month. more
Related Tags: sim-card, watchdata, china-unicom, nfc, suzhou, subway, China
BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phones – NFC Trial a Success
Earlier this year a select group of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) riders took part in a first-in-the-nation trial to pay for their fares and food, receive discounts and check account balances using just their new mobile phone containing a contactless chip that enables transactions without a traditional plastic card. BART, First Data and ViVOtech has published the results of the trial conducted in the San Francisco area from Jan. 28 to May 30, 2008, which demonstrate high use when both transit fare and retail payments are combined in the same phone. more
Related Tags: nfc, cisco, sprint, san-francisco, mobile-commerce, USA
Taiwan Mobile to Offer SIM based NFC Services
Smartcard firm, Gemalto has been chosen by Taiwan Mobile to provide the world's first commercial NFC (Near Field Communication) SIM-based mobile contactless system. The development is important as it avoids the need for customers to have to upgrade their handset, as they can simply get a new SIM card. This should make it possible for operators to speed up the rollout of the service - if they choose to. more
Related Tags: gemalto, nfc, privacy, taiwan-mobile, Taiwan